Preposition: for

• month: The post had been vacant for many months, despite Bexley Council's efforts to recruit a suitable person.

• period: There may be situations when a training placement is vacant for a period of time.

Modifying Another Word

• temporarily: The topic is the positive use of temporarily vacant land.

• currently: The SLT post who should support him is currently vacant.

• largely: Beyond this is a largely vacant area, once presumably covered by sidings.

• pretty: The area's pretty vacant, except for this building here.

• now: Filling the now vacant social secretary slot ( come back Suzi all is forgiven!

Preposition: by

• death: Rachael fills the honorary role left vacant by the death of Jack Harris last January.

Modifies a noun

• possession: Land with vacant possession is likely to be more valuable.

• stare: And I'm sure, beneath the vacant stare, he's a lovely man.

• pastorate: Interim moderators, as the representatives of New Synods to vacant pastorates, also have a part to play in brokering settlements.

• dwelling: There is potential for at least 6,000 currently vacant dwellings being used to meet some of the future housing needs.

• plot: Subject to the priority policy the person who has been longest on the waiting list will be offered the next vacant plot.

• throne: Elsewhere on the Continent, William Duke of Normandy also thought he had a good claim to the vacant throne.

Used with adjective complement

• fall: The external advisor's post, which is funded by the Computer Board, fell vacant in November 1986.

• declare: He was assoilzied, but the church was declared vacant by the Bishop.

• become: Posts, which become vacant, will be lost rather than jobs.

• remain: The minister in 1900 went in with the Union and the congregation remained vacant until 1922.

• lie: November 1990: The house is reported to have lain vacant for many years.

• leave: Rachael fills the honorary role left vacant by the death of Jack Harris last January.